Manacles, handcuffs, and the like



B. CEDERLF MANAGLES; HANDGUFFS, AND THE LIKE Filed Feb. 24. 1925 Jan. 19,1926. 1,5111458 Y' Patented Jan. 19, 192e.

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'To all whom may Ionic/era j Y Beit known thatg,` BRGEfCiiDnnnn, a subject of the King of Norway, residing at Stavanger', Norway7 haveV invented vcertain new and useful Improvements. in vManacles, Handcuffs, and the like; and I .dohereby declare the following to bea full, clear, and..

exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled. in they vart to which it appertains to make and. use 'the' same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and vtolc-gttersfor figures o'l of reference denote likeorcorresp'ondingV reference marked thereon, which "form a part of this specification.

This invention relates by: the Ypolice to grasp and lead'prisoners from place toy place, -orvwhich vmayz'be used as a handcuif `or handfetter to chain one prisoner to another.

Itis the object of my invention generally -to improve the construction of devices of this kind and my invention resides and consists in the novel construction and comi bination of parts shown vupon. the 'accompanying drawing form-ing a part ofV this specification, upon which similar characters parts throughout the `several figures and of which v Figjl is a view 'of my K right position with the jaws in an open position but shown in a closed position inV dotted lines.

Fig. 2 is an end `view of my manacle' in.

an upright position.

Fig. 3 1s a sectional plan view on theline AMB in rig. 1.

The jaws 1 and 2'arey pivoted on pins 8@ and 4; in the holder 5 and are extended to form shortarms 6 and 7 whicharecon` nected to lugs on a nutf10 by and 9. y y

rlhe holder 5 and the nut V10V are connected Vto each other by a screw 11 providedwith a handle 12.

The screw 11 has square threadsof rapidV pitch for instance 1 threads per inch, and the thread may most conveniently be left handed.

On the lower part ofi-the screw 11 where the nut 10 operates small threadsy are cut Y upon the square threads andare vconveniently threads.

in the .screw Aalongitudinal rslot ylis `,part of the to new', andV useful,V improvements in manacles, suct as are. usedV yvenient Vgripping surfaces.

manacle .in an up-V the kpins 8 of opposite hand to the square f lcu or'theifreceptionfof `plate"14,'vvhich i serrated at vthele'dges'asy shown andV actsfgas a pawl or' detent engaging inthe y.notchesl formed in 'the holder 5 they pawl y "l'being vpressedV towardsthe notches by a pring20`house'd'in a" slot 19 inthepawl 14 into whichj 'it is conveniently inserted V throughljan opening in the'handle 12 andv kept in place by agrub screw 2 1'. The

locking kthejscrew against' backward rota- "tion andj'the jawsy against opening. An"v .auxiliary locking catch y1,7 providedwithahandle 16 is arranged in an inclined guide i .groove 18 inthe pawl 1li-and slides therein transversely. of theyscrew This pawl, when projected, will `engage in. an alignedy v notch 15 and since these notches extend andaccordingly.thek jaws 2 maybe locked inany-desired position. y

' .In orderfto releasethe jaws the pawl'14 is moved out of engagement by hand ragainst the action of the spring 20, the projecting serrated edges of the pawl'afl'ording con` avlng now particularl described andpawl 121! which` engagesthe. notches 15 Vis bevelled on 'one' face lto permit 'the screw to turn inthe directionin `which the clo'singofjthejawfs 1, 2 is eiected, while l entirely around the holder, the screw 11v ascertained thel nature of my said yinvention Y and 1n what manner-the same isto-beper-jl in a slot in the screw spindle and arranged ing notches, a spring-'pressed pawl guided j to co-operate with notches in the'holder.' I

to flock the screw andjaws against move-Y ment in one direction and an auxiliary lockf ing catch 'guided in the pawl. and capable of being moved into engagement with the notches in the .holder to lock the -jaws of any of a plurality of positions, substamy tially as described.

.2. The improved notched holder, a nut, pivoted jaws adapted to be adjusted 'and locked in different posi-' vtions in a holder and having short Varms4 or extensions pivotallyconnected with the nut, a v siorifmv spindle with threads or opposite` manacles comprising a y ilo pitch engaging the nut and holder 'and a spring pressed pawl guided. in a slot in the screw spindle and arranged to co-operate with notches in the holder to lock the screw and jaws against movement in one direction.

3. .The improved manaclcs comprising a notched holder, a nut, pivote'd j'aw's adapted to be adjusted and locked in different positions in a holder and having short arms or extensions pivotally connected with the nut, a screw spindle with threads of opposite pitch engaging the nut and holder and a spring pressed pawl guided in a slot in the screw spindle land yarranged to c'o-opez-ate with notches inthe holder to lock the screw and jaws against movement in one direction, said p'a'wl being in the form of a plate disposed within the slot'and having portions of its edges projecting` at opposite sides thereof, said ,projecting edges being k'nurled to afford a gripping surface whereby the pawl may be withdrawn against the action of its spring. Y

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention, I have signed my name.

BRGE CEDERLF. 

